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Apple has released macOS Ventura 13.6 and Monterey 12.7 updates

Apple has just released macOS updates to bring Ventura to 13.6 and Monterey to 12.7, for those not […]

September 21, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Navigating boot volumes in paths and inodes

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How inode numbers can give important insights into the structure of the conjoined System and Data volumes, and help you navigate them.

September 20, 2023 Macs, Technology

Why cloning a System volume isn’t a good idea any more

We even used to use it to defrag free space on a disk: clone the volume to another disk, and clone it back again. Why is cloning becoming so hard now?

September 15, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has overnight released an update to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version […]

September 15, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Should you upgrade to Sonoma in 2 weeks, or wait?

With the release of macOS 14 less than 2 weeks away, just what is it offering to make it worthwhile upgrading? Some personal thoughts.

September 13, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: How quickly can Apple release a security update?

The vulnerability in Ventura 13.5.1 must have been reported to Apple between 28 August and 1 September. On 7 September, Apple released fixes for2 vulnerabilities across 4 OSes.

September 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Some forms of encrypted storage still don’t work properly

Avoid using encrypted sparse bundles for the moment, as you can’t change their password. Apple Encrypted Archives aren’t ready for normal use either.

September 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Ventura 13.5.2, an urgent security update

Apple has just released the update to macOS Ventura 13.5.2, an urgent security update, to address a vulnerability […]

September 7, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

How to build a custom macOS VM on Apple silicon

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How to build and set up a VM with an older version of macOS without it getting updated to the current version, using Viable.

September 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

Taking manual control of macOS updates with softwareupdate

Neither its man page or usage information are complete or correct. Here’s how to check for available updates and install them using softwareupdate.

September 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

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